Egypt Court Orders Retrial Of 3 Al-Jazeera Journalists
The decision was made during a hearing at a Cairo Court of Appeal
The three journalists are Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed.
Defense lawyers said prosecutors acknowledged major problems with the verdict.
A new trial will occur within a month but the three must stay in custody.
The journalists have denied charges levelled against them
They were charged with collaborating with the banned Muslim Brother-Hood after the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi by the military in 2013.
By Rehema Juma
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